Half-pint, gravity pour out of a small plastic ’polypin’ at the brewery on 3rd Jan 2015: a free drink as I perused the shop/office shelves for the bottles I wanted to take away (12 actually). Ruby brown in colour, clear and clean: off white head with some lacing on the stemmed glass it was offered on arrival. The aroma was of caramel type malty molasses and some red berry/hedgerow fruitiness. The taste was also malty sweet and fruity with red berry to the fore. Very pleasant after a four hour drive and a beer I would happily drink again, and again.

500ml bottle. Between brown and amber. Orange peel, grass, flowers, plum, chocolate, tobacco, leather. Dash of American hops I think. There’s a lot going on. Taste is more old world, and not quite as good. Plum, leather and tobacco feature. Caramel and nutty maltiness. Kind of oily feel to it. Wins points for keeping me on my toes until the last drop.

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